A prognostic Alzheimer’s disease blood test in the symptom-free stage

Using a blood test, a research team has predicted the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people who were clinically diagnosed as not having Alzheimer’s disease but who perceived themselves as cognitively impaired (Subjective Cognitive Declined, SCD). The researchers analyzed blood samples from an SCD cohort. Using a newly developed test, they identified all 22 subjects at study entry who developed Alzheimer’s dementia, thus the clinical symptoms, within six years.
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